Our Writing Team
We have built, and continue to grow, a team of scientific, product, and research & development experts. Together, our Ossila experts have an extensive background in academia and industry, paired with comprehensive scientific and product knowledge.
Creating free scientific resources available to everyone is one way we achieve our mission of removing the barriers to research. Our resources cover the underpinning theory behind our products (including our glove box), their applications, and practical user advice based on decades of research experience.
The Ossila Experts
Dr. Mary O'Kane
Application Scientist (Physics)
Mary has a masters degree in Physics from the University of Sheffield. She continued on to a PhD specialising in Perovskite Solar Cells and Perovskite Precursor Inks. As an Application Scientist at Ossila, she creates, sources, and reviews our resources to help customers get the most out of our equipment and materials.
Dr. Amelia Wood
Application Scientist (Chemistry)
Amelia has a Chemistry masters degree, with a year in industry working with polymers. During her PhD, she focused on 2D metal-organic framework nanosheets for biosensing applications. As an Application Scientist, she creates, sources, and reviews our resources to help customers get the most out of our materials and equipment.
Dr. Jon Griffin
Product Developer
Jon has an MPhys and PhD in Physics. His research background is in the development of scalable deposition techniques for the fabrication of organic photovoltaic devices. As a Product Developer working to build and improve new and existing products, Jon has extensive knowledge of our processing equipment.
Dr. Omar Sayidmarie
R&D Engineer
Omar received his BSc, and MSc degree in Computer Engineering in 2002 and 2005, respectively. In 2016, he completed a PhD degree in robotics and embedded systems from the University of Sheffield. As an electronics R&D engineer, Omar is involved in the development of our processing and measurement equipment.
Zain Waite
Product Specialist
Zain has a post-graduate degree from the University of Manchester in Clinical Biochemistry, as well as an undergraduate degree in Medical Biochemistry. As part of the Technical Customer Support function, Zain continuously expands his Ossila product knowledge and aids customers with technical queries.
Dr. Chris Bracher
Software Engineer
Chris has an MPhys in Physics from the University of Sheffield. He then completed a PhD in Organic (Polymer) and Perovskite Solar Cells, focusing on the impact of production on performance and long-term stability. As a Software Engineer, Chris develops application software and measurement equipment for our product catalogue.
Our Content Team
Imogen Pass
Scientific Content Collaborator
Imogen works closely with our application scientists to write, edit, and curate clear, accurate, and engaging scientific content.
Sam Force
Graphic Designer
With a strong background in design, Sam creates visual content to make our scientific resources more accessible.
Linda Vidova
Scientifc Writer and PR Officer
Linda is undertaking her PhD in the Genetics of Cancer. She contributes to our online resources as a Scientific Writer.
How We Write
Being able to verify the quality and accuracy of information is essential, especially in the field of scientific research. For this reason, we are transparent about how our resources are written and who they are written by.
Who Writes for Us?
All of our resources are written, edited, or reviewed by an Ossila expert or freelance scientific writer/editor on behalf of Ossila. Involving both internal and external writers broadens our areas of expertise, and offers a range of new perspectives from researchers with first-hand experience. Each piece of externally written content is reviewed and edited by one of our Ossila experts.
In order to optimize our writing processes, our content team use pre-trained AI to assist them with content creation, including content writing, editing, and idea generation. All content written with the assistance of AI is reviewed by an Ossila expert before being published.
Getting It Right
With the pace of scientific discovery moving quickly, keeping our resources up to date and factually correct is important. Our Ossila experts work with our content team to maintain and update resource pages. Older pages with historical relevance include a clear disclaimer that the content is no longer up to date.
While we try our best to ensure all of our resources are correct and error free, as humans, we sometimes make mistakes. If you discover any opportunities for corrections or improvements in our resources, you can get in touch.
Contributing Authors
Alongside our in-house experts, we work with a range of external scientific writers.
Current Contributors
| Christopher Passmore | PhD Student Collaborator: Responsive Manufacturing of Thick to Thin Films at the University of Sheffield |
| Jack Atkinson | PhD Student Collaborator: Responsive Manufacturing of Thick to Thin Films at the University of Sheffield |